EU’s chief Brexit negotiator says talks WILL be painful and difficult as bloc show determination to make us SUFFER

THE EU's chief Brexit negotiator has repeated claims that our exit from the bloc will not be quick or painless in a sign that the bloc are DETERMINED to make us suffer.

Michel Barner also warned this morning that there would be "political and legal" implications if Britain refuses to cough up for huge divorce bill - and that it was "incontestable" that we would have to pay.

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Michel Barnier said Brexit would not be quick or painlessCredit: Sky News

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The EU chief also hinted at legal trouble ahead if the UK did not settle the billCredit: EPA

At a press conference in Brussels, he told an audience that it was an "illusion" to think that things could be wrapped up quickly - and that there would be "explosive" consequences if we didn't pay our bills.

He was speaking as the EU Commission set out its detailed negotiating guidelines for the upcoming Brexit talks.

But he said in a warning shot at Theresa May: "Some have created the illusion that Brexit will have no material impact on our lives or that negotiations can be completed quickly and painlessly. This is not the case."

He said that EU leaders should remain "cool-headed" in the process, but accused the UK of causing "months of uncertainty" that needed to be eradicated.

And he stated that there WOULD be "consequences" for us as a result of leaving - and that there was a "legal" process that had to be agreed to cover all the technical points of our exit.

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David Davis said today he did not recognise the huge divorce bill from the EUCredit: EPA